Answer
The third ionization energy requires removing an electron from a new p sub-orbital
Work Step by Step
Taking an electron from a full p-orbital will require a lot more energy due to a much larger increase in effective nuclear charge
Chemistry 12th Edition
by Chang, Raymond; Goldsby, Kenneth
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
0078021510
ISBN 13:
978-0-07802-151-0
Chapter 21 - Metallurgy and the Chemistry of Metals - Questions & Problems - Page 953: 21.36
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